Originally Posted by
Jorn
Oh yeah, I 100% agree with this.
You don't need mods, or probably not even a 4x4 to travel Australia.
I just want the ability to dumb things (canning stock, driving at night, turning into a track you are likely not going to make it through), with relative safely.
The choice to build the vehicle in Europe and ship it to Oz was also more of a 'just because I can' than 'absolutely required'. I mean it helps me understand and prepare, because my experience IS limited. But mostly it is part of the adventure for me. I can buy a random vehicle in Oz, and then buy another vehicle once I get home. But honestly I just fancy the idea of owning the same vehicle for the next decade and being able to see that it has been in Australia, but also the northern cape of Europe.
Everybody draws the line somewhere. I went carcamping and traveled to above the polar circle in a rwd two seater cabrio, which was amazing, but didn't allow me to go everywhere. On the other hand you have people driving twin locked MOGS on portal axles and 58 inch tyres. So a modified defender doesn't seem that far out of line for the kind of adventure I'd like to go on [biggrin]
But I agree, it isn't for everyone, and most people go waaay overboard. If you think you need mods before you can do the lap, you are probably doing it wrong.
No point in building a vehicle for 10 years, while never having the money to take it anywhere.
